Roland White

But he was definitely alert and awake and knew what was going on.

But anyway, other two members that I wanted to mention before I do, obviously, congratulations to the Nashville Bluegrass Band and to the Lost and Found and both Pat Enright and, of course, past member Roland White as well.

We lost Roland several years ago now.

Both of those guys were wonderful people.

With the recent release of some wonderful new mandolin CDs, it seems like the right time to devote a program to the instrument.

Mandolinist Roland White, along with his brother Clarence, revolutionized bluegrass while members of the Kentucky Colonels.

Roland has released a new recording in tribute to that band.

Black Patty is a duo from Germany who play blues and ragtime music on a variety of instruments, including the mandolin.

That was the Clinch Mountain Backstep.

They had intended to put vocals on this recording, but I think they ran out of money and they ran out of time, so the whole recording is... an instrumental recording.

Roland White on the mandolin, Clarence White on the guitar, the Kentucky Colonels.

That was reissued on Rounder Records a number of years ago.